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McKENZE (November14) — Reverend Dr. Bob Watkins will serve as the interim president of Bethel University beginning January 1, 2024.
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11/21/23
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HUNTINGDON (November 2) — Quick action by two Huntingdon police officers, their dispatcher, and the Carroll County 911 system is credited for saving the life of a first grade student named Hunter Snider.
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11/21/23
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In the town of Savannah, Tennessee, a star was born on November 16, 1874. Mary Elizabeth Patterson would go on to become a trailblazer in the world of entertainment, leaving an indelible mark as an actress whose talent and tenacity transcended the limitations of her time.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 11/21/23 |
The thing I like best about Thanksgiving is the sameness of it. Now, you say that about most anything else in the world and it is a condemning statement. Nobody wants the same old, same old...
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By Kesley Colbert
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11/21/23
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As hate and death continue in the Middle East, please allow me to share the following two passages of scripture with you, my Neighbors:
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11/21/23
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MARTIN (November 16) At approximately 8:28 p.m. Thursday, November 16, 2023, officers from the University of Tennessee-Martin Dept. of Public Safety and the Martin Police Department responded to 201 …
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11/17/23
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McKENZIE (November 9) — McKenzie Mayor and Council voted to increase the rates on the schedule of building permit fees during its November 9 meeting.
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11/14/23
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HUNTINGDON — On the 10th of November 2023, the Carroll County Sheriff Department’s: Office of Reentry celebrated the graduation of their first five female offenders to complete an intensive cognitive-behavioral program called Moral Reconation Therapy, MRT for short.
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11/14/23
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McKENZIE (November 9) — Walter Butler was honored during a reception on Thursday evening in the Vera Low Center for Student Enrichment on the campus of Bethel University.
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11/14/23
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McKENZIE (November 9) — The first of two readings for the issuance of a liquor permit was approved by the McKenzie City Council, sitting as the members of the McKenzie Alcohol Board.
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11/14/23
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JACKSON — Ryan Griffin (BA 2011) received the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award during Union University’s Awards Banquet on November 3.
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11/14/23
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McKENZIE (November 7) — McKenzie’s three school sites will soon have safety enhancements, thanks to 120 new surveillance cameras, keyless (card key) door locks, two-way radios, and protective shatterproof security film on selected doors and windows.
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11/14/23
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McKENZIE (November 9) — McKenzie Police Department will soon have 11 brand new patrol trucks and SUVs.
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11/14/23
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THP Officer Tyler Milam was promoted to the rank of sergeant during a pinning ceremony on October 19. He will serve over THP Jackson District operations in Decatur County.
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11/14/23
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McKENZIE (November 10) — When a Collinwood football player was injured during the McKenzie-Collinwood game on Friday, medical personnel responded to mid-field to render assistance. McKenzie Fire Department’s new First Responder program participated, with other medical professionals, with its new golf cart equipped with medical equipment.
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11/14/23
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – [ Qualifier Reveal | FCS Schedule ] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 20-team field and the matchups …
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11/14/23
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McKenzie (Tenn) Special School District is dismissing at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 2023 to allow students, faculty and staff ample time to travel to the McKenzie Rebels football quarterfinal …
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11/14/23
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I was teaching as hard as I could about Teddy Roosevelt’s involvement with the Panama Canal when Ruth Pettis asked, “If you could go back to a particular time and place in history, where would it be?”
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By Kesley Colbert
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11/14/23
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In the heart of the Cumberland Plateau in Pall Mall, Tennessee, on December 13, 1887, Alvin Cullum York was born. Raised in a modest log cabin, Alvin grew up in a large family where he was one of eleven children. Like most in the area, the Yorks faced the harsh realities of poverty and a hardscrabble existence.
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By Jason Martin
jmartin@mckenziebanner.com | 11/14/23 |
DOVER, Tenn. - A 30-year-old Joelton man lost his life when a 14-foot aluminum boat capsized on Monday, November 6, 2023, on Kentucky Lake in Stewart County.
Tennessee Wildlife …
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11/8/23
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